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English-speaking Indonesian media said that the recent cabinet reshuffle of Indonesian President Joko Widodo indicates that Indonesia may adopt a more critical stance towards China, which has a poor record of targeting Muslims, especially the Uighurs.The media indicated in press…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its grave concern about the acts of violence practiced by the Russian authorities against the protesters.The organization stated, in a statement received by Shiawaves, that it had seen documented news that the security…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, confirmed that China is racially targeting Muslim minorities through smart applications.In a statement, the organization stated that it had recently seen testimonies and statements confirming a dangerous racist trend committed by the Chinese authorities…

Over recent years, more than 50 mosques have been restored and built in the Astrakhan region. The head of the region, Igor Babushkin, recalled this during a meeting with the chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims, Supreme Mufti…

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned remarks by the Archbishop of Greece against Islam and Muslims.Islam is a religion of peace based on tolerance and compassion that ensures the coexistence of other religions and civilizations, the ministry said in a…

A series of online Quran courses were launched from Karbala to train Indonesian Quran teachers.The courses, launched by the Quran House of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, offered a number of specialized Quran lessons to the professors of the Quran House…

Russia Today quoted the editor-in-chief of the Islamic World magazine, Raees Suleimanov, an expert at the Institute for National Strategy, that the number of Shia Muslims in Russia represents 3% of the total number of Muslims there.In an interview with…

The Indian Ministry of Defense has included in its new strategy, the curriculum for religious education for soldiers, in order to provide them with the necessary religious information.According to what was published by Jakran newspaper, followed by Shiawaves, “The Ministry…

Former Turkish People’s Assembly member, Mahmud Kabalan, stressed the endeavor to establish security and peace with the Iraqi people through continuous communication with the followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, indicating at the same time that the Karbala…

The number of Muslims living in Japan, though small, has more than doubled in the past decade, from 110,000 in 2010 to 230,000 at the end of 2019 (including as many as 50,000 Japanese converts), according to Tanada Hirofumi of…